Lullaby for the Beast

A collection of artwork and writings by Dina D.A. Peone
I chose a random window seat and this is what I found.   Kissing Poughkeepsie goodbye, for now.

I chose a random window seat and this is what I found. Kissing Poughkeepsie goodbye, for now.

somewhere a finger is twitching

a knuckle it cracks in the dark

a worm in somebody’s birthday cake

flicks a lighter to spark

or flips the page of a journal

or probes a needle with thread

somewhere a finger is surely twitching

it does not sleep when it’s dead

a doorknob turns in limbo

a cuticle bites itself

the climbing flesh it grips the edge

of some unearthly bookshelf

somewhere a finger is twitching 

or tuning electric guitars

the alien hand will never rest

it will tuck you into bed

Tomorrow I take to my travels again. So often do I embrace the in-between.

Tomorrow I take to my travels again. So often do I embrace the in-between.

What pang
Is permanent with man? From the highest
As from the vilest thing of every day
He learns to wean himself. For the strong hours
Conquer him.

—Death of Wallenstein, Act V. Scene I. (Coleridge’s translation)

#crazyoldcatlady

#crazyoldcatlady

It’s raining and I’m waiting for a jazz concert. Perfect.

It’s raining and I’m waiting for a jazz concert. Perfect.

#objectrelations

#objectrelations

Elevator tile floor

Elevator tile floor

Another reason why I love my school. This is an actual piece of correspondence written by Emily Dickinson encased within a glass display in the library. #sarahlawrence, #emilydickinson

Another reason why I love my school. This is an actual piece of correspondence written by Emily Dickinson encased within a glass display in the library. #sarahlawrence, #emilydickinson

I  fear I am somewhat delayed in this transmission but at any rate this was the view of the blizzard outside my window last weekend. I have in no way altered the colors. So surreal.

I fear I am somewhat delayed in this transmission but at any rate this was the view of the blizzard outside my window last weekend. I have in no way altered the colors. So surreal.